From Middle English runnen, rennen (“to run”), alteration (due to the past participle runne, runnen,
yronne) of Middle English rinnen (“to run”), from Old English rinnan, iernan (“to run”) and Old Norse rinna (“to run”), both from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to boil, churn”).
Cognate with Scots rin (“to run”), West Frisian rinne (“to walk, march”), archaic Dutch rinnen (“to flow”, still in geronnen), German rinnen (“to flow”), Swedish rinna (“to flow”), and Icelandic renna (“to flow”). From the causative Proto-Germanic *rannijaną (“to make run”) are Dutch rennen, German rennen, Danish rende, Swedish ränna (all “to run”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian rend (“to run, run after”), Persian راندن (rândan, “to move, set in motion”). See also random.
Meanings
(not-comparable) In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Put some run butter on the vegetables.
Samples of the regular run butter were sealed in 1 pound tins and sent to Washington, where the butter was scored and examined. 1921, L. W. Ferris, H. W. Redfield, W. R. North, “The Volatile Acids and the Volatile Oxidizable Substances of Cream and Experimental Butter”, in Journal of Dairy Science, volume 4, page 522:
(not-comparable) Cast in a mould.
Vast quantities are cast in sand moulds, with that kind of run steel which is so largely used in the production of common table-knives and forks. 1833, The Cabinet Cyclopaedia: A treatise on the progressive improvement and present state of the Manufactures in Metal, volume 2, Iron and Steel (printed in London), page 314
[...] the Sides are generally made of Holland's Tiles, or Plates of run Iron, ornamented variously as Fancy dictates, [...] 1735, Thomas Frankz, A tour through France, Flanders, and Germany: in a letter to Robert Savil, page 18:
For making tea I have a kettle,
Besides a pan made of run metal;
An old arm-chair, in which I sit well —
The back is round. c. 1839, (Richard of Raindale, The Plan of my House vindicated, quoted by) T. T. B. in the Dwelling of Richard of Raindale, King of the Moors, published in The Mirror, number 966, 7 September 1839, page 153
(not-comparable) Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out").
(not-comparable, of a zoology) Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
Thus, on almost any day of the year, a fresh-run salmon may be caught legally somewhere in the British Isles. 2005, Rod Sutterby, Malcolm Greenhalgh, Atlantic Salmon: An Illustrated Natural History, page 86:
It may be very much a metallic appearance as opposed to the silver freshness of a recently run salmon. 1986, Arthur Oglesby, Fly fishing for salmon and sea trout, page 15:
The temperature of the water is consequently much higher than in either England or Scotland, and many newly run salmon will be found in early spring in the upper waters of Irish rivers where obstructions exist. 1889, Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell, Fishing: Salmon and Trout, fifth edition, page 185:
From Middle English runnen, rennen (“to run”), alteration (due to the past participle runne, runnen,
yronne) of Middle English rinnen (“to run”), from Old English rinnan, iernan (“to run”) and Old Norse rinna (“to run”), both from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to boil, churn”).
Cognate with Scots rin (“to run”), West Frisian rinne (“to walk, march”), archaic Dutch rinnen (“to flow”, still in geronnen), German rinnen (“to flow”), Swedish rinna (“to flow”), and Icelandic renna (“to flow”). From the causative Proto-Germanic *rannijaną (“to make run”) are Dutch rennen, German rennen, Danish rende, Swedish ränna (all “to run”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian rend (“to run, run after”), Persian راندن (rândan, “to move, set in motion”). See also random.
Meanings
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
Krohn-Dehli took advantage of a lucky bounce of the ball after a battling run on the left flank by Simon Poulsen, dummied two defenders and shot low through goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's legs after 24 minutes. 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:
I just got back from my morning run.
Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
I need to make a run to the store.
[…] and on the 18th of January this squadron put to sea. The first place of rendezvous was the boy of port St. Julian, upon the coast of Patagonia, and all accidents were provided against with admirable foresight. Their run to port St. Julian was dangerous […] 1759, N. Tindal, The Continuation of Mr Rapin's History of England, volume 21 (continuation volume 9), page 92
Jackson said the white firefighters attempted to make him and other Black firefighters miss runs by not waking them up along with everyone else. 1987 April 25, Kim Westheimer, “A Black Gay Fireman's Story”, in Gay Community News, page 1:
A pleasure trip.
And I think of giving her a run in London for a change. 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 30, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:
Let's go for a run in the car.
Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
During his run from the police, he claimed to have a metaphysical experience which can only be described as “having passed through an abyss.” 2006, Tsirk Susej, The Demonic Bible, →ISBN, page 41:
Migration of fish.
(collective) A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ A (regular) trip or route.
The bus on the Cherry Street run is always crowded.
You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon? It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. 1977, Star Wars (film)
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ The route taken while running or skiing.
Which run did you do today?
(qualifier:bobsledding) A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ The distance sailed by a ship.
a good run; a run of fifty miles
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ A voyage.
a run to China
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ A trial.
The data got lost, so I'll have to perform another run of the experiment.
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ The execution of a program or model
This morning's run of the SHIPS statistical model gave Hurricane Priscilla a 74% chance of gaining at least 30 knots of intensity in 24 hours, reconfirmed by the HMON and GFS dynamical models.
A literal or figurative path or course for movement relating to: ▸ A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
This was my first successful run without losing any health.
That NPC bugged out and killed my run.
Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
He can have the run of the house.
An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
He set up a rabbit run.
(Australia, New-Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
State of being current; currency; popularity.
It is impossible for detached papers[...] to have a general run, or long continuance, if they are not diversified[...]. 1715 June 4 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 45. Tuesday, May 25. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:
Something continuous or sequential. ▸ A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
1782 Frances Burney Cecilia
“ […] had had the preceding night an uncommon run of luck”.
He went to Las Vegas and spent all his money over a three-day run.
German wildcard Sabine Lisicki conquered her nerves to defeat France's Marion Bartoli and take her amazing Wimbledon run into the semi-finals. 2011 June 28, Piers Newbery, “Wimbledon 2011: Sabine Lisicki beats Marion Bartoli”, in BBC Sport:
I’m having a run of bad luck.
They who make their arrangements in the firſt run of miſadventure[…] put a ſeal on their calamities. 1796, Edmund Burke, “Letter I. On the Overtures of Peace.”, in Two Letters Addressed to a Member of the Present Parliament on the Proposals for Peace with the Regicide Directory of France, London: […] F[rancis] and C[harles] Rivington, […], published 20 October 1796, →OCLC, page 23:
Something continuous or sequential. ▸ A series of tries in a game that were successful.
If our team can keep up their strong defense, expect them to make a run in this tournament.
Something continuous or sequential. ▸ A production quantity (such as in a factory).
Yesterday we did a run of 12,000 units.
The book’s initial press run will be 5,000 copies.
Something continuous or sequential. ▸ The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
The run of the show lasted two weeks, and we sold out every night.
A canting, mawkish play [...] had an immense run. 1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:
It is the last week of our French cinema run.
(slang) Something continuous or sequential. ▸ A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
1977, Richard P. Rettig, Manual J. Torres, Gerald R. Garrett, Manny: a criminal-addict's story, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) →ISBN
I was hooked on dope, and hooked bad, during this whole period, but I was also hooked behind robbery. When you're on a heroin run, you stay loaded so long as you can score.
DA depletion leads to the crash that characteristically ends a cocaine run. 2010, Robert DuPont, The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction, Hazelden Publishing, →ISBN, page 158:
Frank Fixwell, a 25 year-old male, has been on a heroin "run" (daily use) for the past two years. 1975, Lloyd Y. Young, Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, Brian S. Katcher, Applied Therapeutics for Clinical Pharmacists:
This can develop quite quickly (over a matter of hours) during a cocaine run or when cocaine use becomes a daily habit. 2001, Robin J. Harman, Handbook of Pharmacy Health Education, Pharmaceutical Press, →ISBN, page 172:
And I'll tell ya, things aren't quite the same / When I'm rushing on my run. 1964, The Velvet Underground, Heroin:
Something continuous or sequential. ▸ A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
Something continuous or sequential. ▸ A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
A flow of liquid; a leak.
the first run of sap in a maple orchard
The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.
a run of must in wine-making
(Pennsylvania, Virginia, West, qualifier:chiefly eastern North Midland US; especially Ohio; chiefly eastern North Midland US; especially Ohio) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
The military campaign near that creek was known as "The battle of Bull Run".
A quick pace, faster than a walk.
He broke into a run.
(of horses) A quick pace, faster than a walk. ▸ A fast gallop.
A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
Any sudden large demand for something.
There was a run on Christmas presents.
Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces ▸ The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces ▸ The horizontal length of a set of stairs
Various horizontal dimensions or surfaces ▸ Horizontal dimension of a slope.
A standard or unexceptional group or category.
He stood out from the usual run of applicants.
In sports: ▸ A stretch when one team heavily outscores the other.
After trailing by as much as 12 points in the second half, Florida went on a 8-0 run to get back in the game. 2025 April 7, NCAA:
(slang) In sports: ▸ A basketball game (usually pickup).
I’m coming up next month to work for the summer and wanna know where I can get some run or any intel on indoor and outdoor courts. 2024 April 10, Reddit Juneau:
I used to see homies getting some run in regularly at Pomeroy but it died down this summer for some reason...
dunno why.. them runs was fireeeeeee 2022 September 1, Reddit Burlington:
In sports: ▸ A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
In sports: ▸ The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
In sports: ▸ A running play.
… one of the greatest runs of all time.
Aaron Roberts added an insurance touchdown on a one-yard run. 2003, Jack Seibold, Spartan Sports Encyclopedia, page 592:
In sports: ▸ The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
In sports: ▸ The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
Well, when you compare the cone type with the cross roller bit, you get a longer run, there is less tendency of the bit to go flat while running in various formations. It cleans itself better. 1832, Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court, page 21:
A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
I have a run in my stocking.
A camera pans the cocktail hour / Behind a blind of potted palms / And finds a lady in a Paris dress / With runs in her nylons 1975, Joni Mitchell, “The Boho Dance”, in The Hissing of Summer Lawns:
The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
A pair or set of millstones.
One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
I think they only have a weird run because their leg hurts.
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riser (antonym(s) of “horizontal part of a step”) · rise (antonym(s) of “horizontal part of a step”) · rise (antonym(s) of “horizontal distance of a set of stairs”)
fr galoper (fast gallop) · pl bieg (flow of liquid) · de Trittfläche (top of a step on a staircase) · ru бег (route taken while running) · de Runde (route taken while running) · az qaçış (act of running) · it tiratura (production quantity) · ru тече́ние (flow of liquid) · fi ryntäys (sudden large demand for something) · fi nostoryntäys (sudden series of demands on a financial institution) · ja 襲歩 (fast gallop) · ro fugă (act of running) · pl biegnik (music: rapid passage along a scale) · de Flucht (instance or period of fleeing) · hy վազք (act of running) · ru маршру́т (route taken while running) · fr cours d'eau (creek) · bg тира́ж (production quantity) · fi rata (enclosure for animals) · ltg tekme (flow of liquid) · cmn 開綫 /开线 (line of unravelled stitches) · izh jooksu (act of running) · cmn 拉絲 /拉丝 (line of unravelled stitches) · sv ström (flow of liquid) · de Auslauf (enclosure for animals) · es carrera (continuous period of time marked by a trend) · ja ルート (route taken while running) · ota طاوقلق (enclosure for animals) · nl loop (act of running) · fi juoksupeli (American football: running play) · ru ток (flow of liquid) · pt galopar (fast gallop) · fi puro (creek) · fi askelma (top of a step on a staircase) · fi vapaa käyttö (unrestricted use) · pt duração (period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.) · es partida (video games: playthrough, session of play) · it stabbio (enclosure for animals) · es temporada (period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.) · de Stange (production quantity) · lt bėgimas (act of running) · de Reihe (production quantity) · de Marschroute (route taken while running) · de Rennen (act of running) · he ריצה (act of running) · it stazzo (enclosure for animals) · fi juoksu (act of running) · ca rega (line of unravelled stitches) · it quantitativo (production quantity) · mk скинатица (line of unravelled stitches) · it uscita (production quantity) · ro pas (quick pace) · ru стре́лка (line of unravelled stitches) · mk трк (fast gallop) · pl wybieg (enclosure for animals) · fi erä (production quantity) · de Abstieg (single trip down a hill) · de (Lauf-)Route (route taken while running) · fi tuotantoerä (production quantity) · mi omanga (act of running) · fi juoksu (point scored in baseball, cricket or similar games) · lt srovė (flow of liquid) · de Schwarm (group of fish that migrate) · ja 量 (production quantity) · it corsetta (quick pace) · mk трк (act of running) · ca galopar (fast gallop) · sh трчати (act of running) · ru пото́к (flow of liquid) · fi etenemä (horizontal length of a set of stairs) · de Laufmasche (line of unravelled stitches) · fa دو (act of running) · tr koşu (act of running) · fi legi (distance sailed by a ship) · fi painos (production quantity) · ga ruthag (act of running) · fi voittoputki (successful series of tries in a game) · de Wasserlauf (creek) · bg ти́чане (act of running) · lv tecējums (flow of liquid) · pt tiragem (production quantity) · fi laidun (rural landholding for keeping sheep) · it flusso (flow of liquid) · fi ajelu (pleasure trip) · ja 伝線 (line of unravelled stitches) · ro tiraj (production quantity) · el τρέξιμο (act of running) · bg бяг (quick pace) · fi lenkki (route taken while running) · gu રન (point scored in baseball, cricket or similar games) · sv rinnande (flow of liquid) · ko 뛰기 (act of running) · fi virtaus (flow of liquid) · ro golf (creek) · cmn 綻綫 /绽线 (line of unravelled stitches) · bg бяг (fast gallop) · af hardloop (act of running) · ru тира́ж (production quantity) · ja 走る (act of running) · ru бег (act of running) · fr course (quick pace) · pl bieg (act of running) · de Lauf (act of running) · pt sequência (card games: sequence of cards in a suit) · fi juoksutus (golf: movement communicated to a golf ball by running it) · st matha (act of running) · pl oczko (line of unravelled stitches) · bg път (route taken while running) · ro rută (route taken while running) · ru пробе́жка (act of running) · ota قوشی (act of running) · fi ajo (computing: execution of a program or model) · ro țarc (enclosure for animals) · br redek (act of running) · fi silmäpako (line of unravelled stitches) · lt upelis (creek) · it percorso (route taken while running) · it corso d'acqua (creek) · bg руче́й (creek) · mk тек (flow of liquid) · fi juoksutus (flow of liquid) · da løb (act of running) · fi vaellus (migration of fish) · de Bach (creek) · fr jus (top of a step on a staircase) · it sgocciolio (flow of liquid) · fi pako (instance or period of fleeing) · ga ruthag (music: rapid passage along a scale) · pt partida (video games: playthrough, session of play) · de Durchlauf (computing: execution of a program or model) · es carrera (line of unravelled stitches) · fi reitti (route taken while running) · it recinto (enclosure for animals) · ca ruta (route taken while running) · ru бег (quick pace) · kmr bez (act of running) · lv skriet (act of running) · ltg straume (flow of liquid) · uk пробі́жка (act of running) · fi kiitolaukka (fast gallop) · pt escorrimento (flow of liquid) · fr flot (flow of liquid) · fi väri (card games: sequence of cards in a suit) · sv bäck (creek) · ms larian (act of running) · az qaçış (quick pace) · mk по́ток (creek) · bg бя́гане (act of running) · az qaçma (act of running) · ro cârmă (stern of the underwater body of a ship) · ltg skriejīņs (act of running) · es carrera (point scored in baseball, cricket or similar games) · it mandata (production quantity) · it corsa (act of running) · fi massa (standard or unexceptional group or category) · de Fluß (flow of liquid) · uk біг (act of running) · fi myllynkivet (pair or set of millstone) · am ሩጫ (act of running) · de Normalmaß (standard or unexceptional group or category) · bg тече́ние (flow of liquid) · de Dauergebrauch (unrestricted use) · ca carrera (line of unravelled stitches) · cmn 勾絲 /勾丝 (line of unravelled stitches) · mk траење (production quantity) · fi joukko (standard or unexceptional group or category) · sh trčati (act of running) · mi rāihe (enclosure for animals) · cmn 抽絲 /抽丝 (line of unravelled stitches) · de üblicher Weg (regular trip or route) · fi reitti (regular trip or route) · ca recorregut (route taken while running) · ja 経路 (route taken while running) · ota كومس (enclosure for animals) · fi rulli (golf: distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke) · de Ausfluss (flow of liquid) · de Grundweite (construction: horizontal dimension of a slope) · fi suosio (state of being popular) · fi kaahaus (act or instance of hurrying to or from a place) · it trotterellata (fast gallop) · fr parcours (route taken while running) · mi oma (quick pace) · de Lustreise (ironisch) (pleasure trip) · tr koşma (act of running) · it galoppata (fast gallop) · mi paina (point scored in baseball, cricket or similar games) · ru путь (route taken while running) · lt tėkmė (flow of liquid) · ro trap (fast gallop) · de Spurt (act or instance of hurrying to or from a place) · sv runda (route taken while running) · de Spitzenbedarf (sudden large demand for something) · de Tiefe (distance drilled with a bit) · ota قوشی (act or instance of hurrying to or from a place) · fi putki (continuous period of time marked by a trend) · ja 流れ (flow of liquid) · de Satz (production quantity) · fi putki (period of extended drug use) · fi juoksutus (music: rapid passage along a scale) · cmn 勾紗 /勾纱 (line of unravelled stitches) · mi rere (flow of liquid) · it addiaccio (enclosure for animals) · he מְנוּסָה (instance or period of fleeing) · fi juoksu (quick pace) · vi chạy (act of running) · gl carreira (line of unravelled stitches) · ru па́ртия (production quantity) · pt riacho (creek) · bg пото́к (creek) · ja 早歩き (quick pace) · ja ラン (enclosure for animals) · it smagliatura (line of unravelled stitches) · it scorrere (flow of liquid) · mk трк (quick pace) · da rute (route taken while running) · de Partie (video games: playthrough, session of play) · pt corrida (act of running) · fi aitaus (enclosure for animals) · fr flux (flow of liquid) · mk процеп (line of unravelled stitches) · mk трчање (act of running) · de Schnellgang (quick pace) · ckb ڕاکردن (act of running) · lv skrējiens (act of running) · mk тира́ж (production quantity) · it sgocciolamento (flow of liquid) · sv flöde (flow of liquid) · de Kurs (route taken while running) · fi lasku (single trip down a hill) · ja 小川 (creek) · fi pakomatka (instance or period of fleeing) · lv straume (flow of liquid) · hu futás (act of running) · bg пото́к (flow of liquid) · nl ladder (line of unravelled stitches) · fi haka (enclosure for animals) · cs běh (act of running) · ro flux (flow of liquid) · no Løpe (creek) · cy rhedeg (act of running)
From Middle English runnen, rennen (“to run”), alteration (due to the past participle runne, runnen,
yronne) of Middle English rinnen (“to run”), from Old English rinnan, iernan (“to run”) and Old Norse rinna (“to run”), both from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to boil, churn”).
Cognate with Scots rin (“to run”), West Frisian rinne (“to walk, march”), archaic Dutch rinnen (“to flow”, still in geronnen), German rinnen (“to flow”), Swedish rinna (“to flow”), and Icelandic renna (“to flow”). From the causative Proto-Germanic *rannijaną (“to make run”) are Dutch rennen, German rennen, Danish rende, Swedish ränna (all “to run”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian rend (“to run, run after”), Persian راندن (rândan, “to move, set in motion”). See also random.
Meanings
(intransitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
Run, and you might still catch the train!
Through the open front door ran Jessamy, down the steps to where Kitto was sitting at the bottom with the pram beside him. 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 122:
(form-of, participle, past) past participle of rin
(intransitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
Once I ran to you (I ran) / Now I run from you / This tainted love you've given / I give you all a boy could give you 1965, Ed Cobb, “Tainted Love”, in Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, performed by Soft Cell, published 1981:
Sorry, I've got to run; my house is on fire!
I have been running all over the building looking for him.
(transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
I can run a mile, but I can't run the cross-country course.
(transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
I was hoping to make the team, but I didn't run the qualifying time.
(intransitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
The shuttle runs back and forth on these rollers.
As its name suggests, the monorail runs on a single rail.
I felt her fingers running over my cheek.
(transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To cause to move quickly or lightly.
Run your fingers through my hair.
I'll just run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet.
Challenger and I ran Summerlee along, one at each of his elbows, while Lord John covered our retreat, firing again and again as savage heads snarled at us out of the bushes. 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Run a flag up (the pole/mast)
Every day I run my dog across the field and back.
(intransitive, transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To compete in a race.
I'm not ready to run a marathon.
The car could not be repaired in time for the race and did not run.
The horse will run in the Preakness next year.
(transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
Could you run me over to the store?
Please run this report upstairs to director's office.
(intransitive, transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
The first steam ferry or tug, the Little Minnie, ran the river in the 1870s. When vehicles were to cross, a barge was affixed to the Minnie to carry them. 2013 April 15, Mary Ann Sternberg, Along the River Road: Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway, LSU Press, →ISBN, page 62:
Small planes run between Alor and Langkawi. BUS: Express busses leave the bus terminal on the corner of Jl. Langgar and Jl. Stesyen for K. Kedah, […] 1997, Karl-Heinz Reger, Nelles Verlag Staff, Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei, Hunter Publishing, Inc, →ISBN, page 91:
The bus (train, plane, ferry boat, etc) runs between Newport and Riverside.
(transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
This year, NJ Transit allowed nonmotorists […] to reach the event by running special trains every 2 hours 4 round trips). The location was the old Lackawanna Railroad freight house, about a 10-minute walk from the Boonton Station, which normally has service only during peak-commuting hours on weekdays. 2024 11, David Peter Alan, “NJ Transit Runs Special Trains to “Railroad Museum [for a day]””, in Lackawanna Coalition Railgram:
(transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
To put it frankly, if you people had to hire others to run the river and survey it for you, if, in short, you can't even run it yourself, why do think you can decide who is and who is not competent? River running, as has been[…] 1979, United States. Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Region, Piedra River: Final Environmental Impact Statement & Wild & Scenic River Study, page 74:
(intransitive) To move swiftly. ▸ Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
(intransitive, transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
Then, on their second possession, Isaiah Ford ran for 11 yards after abandoning a flea flicker. [...] The Patriots ran the ball just 27 times despite averaging 5 yards per carry. 2019 December 29, Chad Finn, “24 thoughts on the Patriots’ loss to the Dolphins”, in Boston Globe:
(intransitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To flee from a danger or towards help.
Whenever things get tough, she cuts and runs.
When the alarm went off, the thief dropped the booty and ran.
When he's broke, he runs to me for money.
(figuratively, transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
The car in front just ran a red light.
If you have a collision with a vehicle oncoming from the right, after having run priority to the right, you are at fault.
(colloquial, transitive) To move swiftly. ▸ To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
(intransitive) To flow. ▸ Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
There's blood running down your leg.
The current runs to the toaster.
The river runs through the forest into the North Sea.
My eyes were watering and now tears are running down my cheeks.
(figuratively, intransitive) To flow. ▸ To move or spread quickly.
The flu is running through my daughter's kindergarten.
There's a strange story running around the neighborhood that you had a miscarriage last year.
(intransitive) To flow. ▸ Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
Why is the hose still running?
Your nose is running.
(transitive) To flow. ▸ To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
They ran the electricity back behind the wall.
Run the water out into the pool.
(intransitive) To flow. ▸ To become liquid; to melt.
As Wax dissolves, as Ice begins to run, 1717 [a. 18 CE], Ovid, translated by Joseph Addison, Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books. Translated by the most eminent hands. Adorn'd with sculptures, Book the Third, The Story of Narcissus, page 92:
The Sussex ores run pretty freely in the Fire for Iron-Ores; otherwise they would hardly be worth working. 1729, John Woodward, An Attempt Towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England, Tome I, page 223:
(intransitive) To flow. ▸ To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
During washing, the red from the rug ran onto the white sheet, staining it pink.
To flow. ▸ To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
But, my Lord, the fairest Diamonds are rough till they are polished, and the purest Gold must be run and washed, and sifted in the Oar. 1718, Henry Felton, A Dissertation on Reading the Classics, and Forming a Just Style, page 6:
to run bullets
(of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
(transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
My uncle ran a corner store for forty years.
A friend of mine who runs an intellectual magazine was grousing about his movie critic, complaining that though the fellow had liked The Godfather (page 58), he had neglected to label it clearly as a masterpiece. 1972 December 29, Richard Schickel, “Masterpieces underrated and overlooked”, in Life, volume 73, number 25, page 22:
India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs. 2013 May 11, “What a waste”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 12:
He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.
My parents think they run my life.
She runs the fundraising.
(intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
We're trying to find somebody to run against him next year.
I have decided to run for governor of California.
(transitive) To make participate in certain kinds of competitions. ▸ To make enter a race.
He ran his best horse in the Derby.
We're running two cars in today's rally.
(transitive) To make participate in certain kinds of competitions. ▸ To make stand in an election.
The Green Party is running twenty candidates in this election.
To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
to run through life; to run in a circle
(intransitive) To be presented in the media.
The story will run on the 6-o'clock news.
Her picture ran on the front page of the newspaper.
The latest Robin Williams movie is running at the Silver City theatre.
(transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
run a story; run an ad
(transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
They are running guns to the rebels.
[...]whereas in the business of laying heavy impositions two and two never made more than one ; which happens by lessening the import, and the strong temptation of running such goods as paid high duties 1728, Jonathan Swift, “An answer to a paper, called A memorial of the poor inhabitants, tradesmen, and labourers of the kingdom of Ireland”, in The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, published 1757, page 175:
(transitive) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.
(intransitive) To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time. ▸ To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
The border runs for 3000 miles.
The grain of the wood runs to the right on this table.
It ran in quality from excellent to substandard.
The leash runs along a wire.
(intransitive) To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time. ▸ To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
The speech runs as follows: …
The book runs 655 pages.
The contract runs through 2008.
The sale will run for ten days.
The meeting ran late.
(transitive) To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time. ▸ To make (something) extend in space.
I need to run this wire along the wall.
(intransitive) To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time. ▸ Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
My car stopped running.
The buses don't run on Sundays.
That computer runs twenty-four hours a day.
(transitive) To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time. ▸ To make a machine operate.
It's full. You can run the dishwasher now.
Don't run the engine so fast.
(transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
My computer is too old to run the new OS.
I will run the sample.
Our coach had us running plays for the whole practice.
Don't run that software unless you have permission.
They ran twenty blood tests on me and they still don't know what's wrong.
To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
Virgil was so well acquainted with this Secret, that to set off his first Georgic, he has run into a set of Precepts, which are almost foreign to his Subject, 1697, Joseph Addison, “An essay on the Georgics”, in The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis, by John Dryden:
to run from one subject to another
(copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
I was no more than a boy / In the company of strangers / In the quiet of the railway station / Running scared. 1968, Paul Simon, “The Boxer”:
Our food supplies are running low because money is running short.
Have I not cause to rave, and beat my breast, / To rend my heart with grief and run distracted? 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy, act IV, scene i:
They frequently overspent and soon ran into debt.
Tap water always runs freezing cold before running dry.
(transitive) To cost an amount of money.
Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars.
Laptops run about a thousand dollars apiece.
(intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
My stocking is running.
(transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
He took off the nylons & had runned one. He said "now I really look like a street whore!"
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
Methinks, if it might be, I would gladly understand the Formation of a Soul, run it up to its Punctum Saliens, and see it beat the first conscious Pulse. 1695, Jeremy Collier, “A Thought”, in Miscellanies upon Moral Subjects by Jeremy Collier, page 88:
To run the world back to its first original and infancy, and, as it were, to view nature in its cradle, 1692, Robert South, “Discourse I. The creation of man in God’s image”, in Discourses on Various Subjects and Occasions, published 1827, page 1:
To cause to enter; to thrust.
With that he took off his great-coat, and having run his fingers through his hair, thrust one hand gently in the bosom of his waistcoat 1844, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit:
to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into one's foot
There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs;[…]. 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
“You run your head into the lion's mouth,” answered Mac-Ivor. 1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley:
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
They ran the ship aground. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 27:41:
[...]and others, accustomed to retired speculations, run natural philosophy into metaphysical notions and the abstract generalities of logic ; 1706, John Locke, Of the Conduct of the Understanding, Section 24. Partiality:
[...]besides all this, a talkative person must needs be impertinent, and speak many idle words, and so render himself burdensome and odious to Company, and may perchance run himself upon great Inconveniences, by blabbing out his own or other’s Secrets; 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation:
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
to run a line
(transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
to run the risk of losing one's life
He runneth two dangers. 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Friendship”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
(obsolete, transitive) To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and run his fortune with them. 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the [Sheldonian] Theater:
(obsolete, transitive) To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
To control or have precedence in a card game.
Every three or four hands he would run the table.
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
Which Sovereignty, with us, ſo undoubtedly reſideth in the Perſon of the King, that his ordinary Style runneth — Our Sovereign Lord the King: […] 1722 [1647], Robert Sanderson, translated by Thomas Lewis, A Preservative Against Schism and Rebellion, in the Most Trying Times, volume 1, translation of De juramenti promissorii obligatione, page 355:
The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running: “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.” 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
(archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himselfe. 1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
[...]great captains, and even consular men, who first brought them over, took pride in giving them their own names (by which they run a great while in Rome) c. 1685, William Temple, Upon the Gardens of Epicurus, published 1908, page 27:
To have growth or development.
or the Richness of the Ground cause them [turnips] to run too much to Leaves 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC:
Boys and girls run up rapidly.
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
It hath been observed, that the temperate climates usually run into moderate governments, and the extremes into despotic power. 1708, Jonathan Swift, “The Sentiments of a Church-of-England Man with respect to Religion and Government”, in The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, published 1757, page 235:
A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds. 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Nature in Men”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
Customs run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest runs as well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid. c. 1665, Josiah Child, Discourse on Trade:
Certain covenants run with the land.
To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
Don't let me run the fate of all who show indulgence to your sex […]. 1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 8, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
(rare) To speedrun.
(especially) To eject from a game or match.
Jackson got himself run in the top of the sixth for arguing a borderline strike three call.
To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
(slang) To play basketball (usually pickup).
you wanna run? -- 'do you want to play?'; said to someone not in the game but who is watching and ready to play, when a team needs another player to make five (usually) for a pick-up game 2002 August 24, Linguist List Listserv:
"You wanna run?" 1996, Paul Beatty, The White Boy Shuffle:
ht kouri (to move quickly on two feet) · fi kilpailuttaa (to make run in a race) · da rulle (to flow) · qu rumpiy (to move quickly) · ckb ڕاکردن (to move quickly on two feet) · lad korrer (to move quickly on two feet) · my ပြေး (to move quickly on two feet) · got 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (to move quickly on two feet) · hsb běžeć (to move quickly on two feet) · lmo cór (to move quickly on two feet) · de aufgehen (of stitches, to unravel) · he נִהֵל (to be in charge of) · la currō (to move quickly on two feet) · es aspirar a (to be a candidate in an election) · mk т́рча (to move quickly on two feet) · mbb pelelaɣuy (to move quickly on two feet) · ru бежа́ть (to move quickly on two feet) · br redek (to move quickly on two feet) · ru бе́гать (to move quickly on two feet) · mba pulaguy (to move quickly on two feet) · gl correr (to move quickly) · ru баллоти́роваться (to be a candidate in an election) · ru вести́ (to cause to move quickly) · is stýra (to be in charge of) · ru расползти́сь (to leak, spread or bleed in an undesirable fashion) · ca fer fluir (to make a liquid flow) · de kandidieren (to be a candidate in an election) · mn гүйх (to move quickly on two feet) · ru побежа́ть (to move quickly) · kab azzel (to move quickly on two feet) · uk бі́гати (to move quickly on two feet) · sv leda (to be in charge of) · cs kandidovat (to be a candidate in an election) · tsg dumagan (to move quickly on two feet) · qu qurriy (to move quickly on two feet) · be бе́гаць (to move quickly on two feet) · ta ஓடு (to move quickly on two feet) · eo kuri (to move quickly on two feet) · ur دَوڑْنا (to move quickly on two feet) · haw holo (to move quickly on two feet) · de bringen (to print or broadcast in the media) · alt јӱгӱрер (to move quickly on two feet) · fi viedä (to transport someone or something) · fi juosta (to move quickly on two feet) · mr धावणे (to move quickly on two feet) · cmn 管理 (to be in charge of) · mnc ᡶᡝᡴᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ (to move quickly on two feet) · ru бежа́ть (to flee away from a danger or towards help) · fa-ira اِدارِه کَرْدَن (to be in charge of) · ru бежа́ть (to move quickly) · mr पळणे (to move quickly on two feet) · fi ajaa läpi (to pass without stopping or yielding) · tyv маңнаар (to move quickly on two feet) · rsk бегац (to move quickly on two feet) · uli ddaer (to move quickly on two feet) · de tropfen (to have a liquid flowing from) · cs prohnat (to cause to move quickly) · hak 走 (to move quickly on two feet) · ja 作用する (of a machine, to be operating normally) · pt ficar (to become different, usually worse) · ru перебра́ть (agriculture: to sort through) · de laufen (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · ps الاکول (to move quickly on two feet) · tsg dagan (to move quickly on two feet) · et jooksma (to move quickly on two feet) · de laufen (of a machine, to be operating normally) · orv бѣжати (to move quickly on two feet) · mk тече (to flow) · rm correr (to move quickly on two feet) · fi jatkua (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · ln kopota (to move quickly on two feet) · or ଧପଡ଼ିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · cjy 跑 (to move quickly on two feet) · es candidatizar (to make run in an election) · io kurar (to move quickly on two feet) · tvl tele (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ru рабо́тать (to make a machine operate) · or ଦୌଡ଼ିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · de fließen (to flow) · id menjalankan (to be in charge of) · kmr bezîn (to move quickly on two feet) · de laufen lassen (to cause to move quickly) · kmr revîn (to move quickly on two feet) · es carburar (of a machine, to be operating normally) · pl biegać (to move quickly on two feet) · pl biec (to extend in space or through a range) · ms lari (to move quickly on two feet) · chy -ameméohe (to move quickly on two feet) · tg давидан (to move quickly on two feet) · ro concura (to compete in a race) · cst othemhimah (to move quickly on two feet) · hu szalad (to move quickly on two feet) · fi olla (to be presented in the media) · sa द्रवति (to move quickly on two feet) · lt bėgti (to move quickly on two feet) · pt correr (to move quickly on two feet) · gl correr (to flow) · grc τρέχω (to move quickly on two feet) · ce ида (to move quickly on two feet) · ja 機能する (of a machine, to be operating normally) · de anwerfen (to make a machine operate) · gd ruith (to flow) · ang rinnan (to move quickly on two feet) · pt operar (of a machine, to be operating normally) · wuu 奔 (to move quickly on two feet) · bg бя́гам (to move quickly on two feet) · nv yishwoł (to be a candidate in an election) · lv skriet (to move quickly on two feet) · mi horo (to move quickly on two feet) · as দৌৰা (to move quickly on two feet) · ne दौडनु (to move quickly on two feet) · de antreten (to be a candidate in an election) · es circular (of a machine, to be operating normally) · arz جري (to move quickly on two feet) · kk اعۋ (to flow) · fi purjehtia myötätuuleen (to sail a boat with the wind coming from behind) · fi pyörittää (to make a machine operate) · yai давак (to move quickly on two feet) · tyv агар (to flow) · war dalagan (to move quickly on two feet) · kn ಓಡು (to move quickly on two feet) · de leiten (to be in charge of) · pt funcionar (of a machine, to be operating normally) · sv driva (to be in charge of) · or ଧୁପିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · es correrse (to leak, spread or bleed in an undesirable fashion) · fi yltää (to extend in space or through a range) · id menjalankan (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · cmn 走 (to move quickly on two feet) · kk жүгіру (to move quickly on two feet) · rm cuorrer (to move quickly on two feet) · fo renna (to move quickly on two feet) · fi kuljettaa (soccer: to carry a football down the field) · de ausführen (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · am ሮጠ (to move quickly on two feet) · rm curer (to move quickly on two feet) · ko 달리다 (to move quickly on two feet) · vec corer (to move quickly) · cs fungovat (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ru управля́ть (to make a machine operate) · cy rhedeg (to move quickly on two feet) · vec córar (to move quickly) · de antreten (inceptive) (to compete in a race) · ko 작동하다 (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ja 走る (to move quickly on two feet) · fi suorittaa (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · ca córrer (to move quickly on two feet) · de umgehen (to move or spread quickly) · wa cori (to move quickly on two feet) · tyv чүгүрер (to move quickly on two feet) · sv kandidera (to be a candidate in an election) · sco rin (to move quickly on two feet) · es apeonar (to move quickly on two feet) · fi ajaa (to transport someone or something) · ru идти́ (of a machine, to be operating normally) · sh strujati (to flow) · cs párat se (of stitches, to unravel) · es arrancar (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · ota یلمك (to move quickly on two feet) · os згъорын (to move quickly on two feet) · de wandern (of fish, to migrate for spawning) · atv чӱгӱрерге (to move quickly on two feet) · or ନର୍ଦିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · cmn 跑 (to move quickly on two feet) · or ଧବୁଡ଼ିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · fi käydä (of a machine, to be operating normally) · pt correr (to move or spread quickly) · ca fluir (to flow) · he רָץ (to move quickly on two feet) · de umlaufen (to move or spread quickly) · de schaffen (to transport someone or something) · av рекеризе (to move quickly on two feet) · rup fug (to move quickly on two feet) · fi lenssata (to sail a boat with the wind coming from behind) · de betreiben (to make a machine operate) · tl tumakbo (to move quickly on two feet) · id lari (to move quickly on two feet) · hu indul (to be a candidate in an election) · ru продолжа́ться (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · nn køyra (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · hsb běhać (to move quickly on two feet) · ko 도망치다 (to flee away from a danger or towards help) · da løbe (to move quickly on two feet) · ru побе́гать (to move quickly on two feet) · fi juoksuttaa (to make a liquid flow) · lus tlân (to move quickly on two feet) · es en marcha (of a machine, to be operating normally) · sk bežať (to move quickly on two feet) · fi pyrkiä (to be a candidate in an election) · de laufen lassen (to make a liquid flow) · fi juosta (of stitches, to unravel) · cs trvat (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · is hlaupa (to move quickly on two feet) · ru вози́ть (to transport someone or something) · cs téci (to flow) · da trille (to flow) · pt rodar (to make a machine operate) · fi juosta (to flow) · es concurrir (to be a candidate in an election) · fi olla liikkeellä (to move or spread quickly) · lb rennen (to move quickly on two feet) · it condurre (to be in charge of) · dlm cuar (to move quickly on two feet) · cu бѣгати (to move quickly on two feet) · ja 出馬する (to be a candidate in an election) · pt manar (to flow) · fi vetää (to be in charge of) · nb gå (of a machine, to be operating normally) · hy վազել (to move quickly on two feet) · pt correr (to move quickly) · tet halai (to move quickly on two feet) · ru побежа́ть (to move quickly on two feet) · gan 跑 (to move quickly on two feet) · pox bezăt (to move quickly on two feet) · ms mengalir (to flow) · el τρέχω (to flow) · ru полиня́ть (to leak, spread or bleed in an undesirable fashion) · tt йөгерергә (to move quickly on two feet) · ru проходи́ть (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · ru функциони́ровать (of a machine, to be operating normally) · de rinnen (to flow) · ko 작용하다 (of a machine, to be operating normally) · bg ти́чам (to move quickly on two feet) · ja 動く (of a machine, to be operating normally) · frr luup (to move quickly on two feet) · yue 走 (to move quickly on two feet) · fi kilpailla (to compete in a race) · fi ajaa (to cause to move quickly) · cmn 流 (to flow) · de führen (to make something extend in space) · ne दगुर्नु (to move quickly on two feet) · fi myöhästyä (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · fi valuttaa (to make a liquid flow) · fi juosta (to move quickly) · ext correl (to move quickly on two feet) · fi purkautua (of stitches, to unravel) · sd ڊڪڻ (to move quickly on two feet) · de ins Rennen schicken (to make run in an election) · id menjalankan (to make a machine operate) · fr marcher (of a machine, to be operating normally) · cmn 工作 (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ko 도망가다 (to flee away from a danger or towards help) · ru линя́ть (to leak, spread or bleed in an undesirable fashion) · fi pyöriä (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ga sil (to flow) · ru побе́гать (to move quickly) · bg тека́ (to flow) · fi juoksuttaa (to cause to move quickly) · sv springa (to move quickly on two feet) · fi juosta (to move or spread quickly) · evn тукса- (to move quickly on two feet) · de werden (to become different, usually worse) · pt executar (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · or ଭେଡ଼ିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · ko 뛰다 (to move quickly on two feet) · pt exibir (to print or broadcast in the media) · sh proticati (to flow) · got 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to move quickly on two feet) · cmn 奔跑 (to move quickly on two feet) · pt fluir (to flow) · hu fut (to move quickly on two feet) · sv rinna (to have a liquid flowing from) · ru проводи́ть (to make something extend in space) · es correr (to flow) · fax correl (to move quickly on two feet) · sa धावति (to move quickly on two feet) · ab аҩра (to move quickly on two feet) · kmr bazdan (to move quickly on two feet) · pl cieknąć (to flow) · vec corer (to move quickly on two feet) · fr s'écouler (to flow) · sh tr̀čati (to move quickly on two feet) · gv sheel (to flow) · fi ajaa (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · mi whakaheke (to sail a boat with the wind coming from behind) · lb lafen (to move quickly on two feet) · pl biec (to flow) · hsn 跑 (to move quickly on two feet) · hi दौड़ना (to move quickly on two feet) · fi päästää väriä (to leak, spread or bleed in an undesirable fashion) · uk бі́гти (to move quickly on two feet) · ru течь (to flow) · ml ഓടുക (to move quickly on two feet) · tr koşmak (to move quickly on two feet) · fi pyörittää (to be in charge of) · uz yugurmoq (to move quickly on two feet) · nb springe (to move quickly on two feet) · de rennen (to move quickly on two feet) · id menjalankan (to move quickly on two feet) · rsk бежац (to move quickly on two feet) · si දුවනවා (to move quickly on two feet) · fi juosta karkuun (to flee away from a danger or towards help) · or ଧାଇଁବା (to move quickly on two feet) · ru рабо́тать (of a machine, to be operating normally) · kaw layu (to move quickly on two feet) · iso dhẹ (to move quickly on two feet) · pt escorrer (to make a liquid flow) · cs prohánět (to cause to move quickly) · fi asettaa (to make run in a race) · es candidatear (to be a candidate in an election) · fi asettaa (to make run in an election) · cs běhat (to move quickly on two feet) · ru везти́ (to transport someone or something) · pt candidatar (to make run in an election) · fi käydä (to become different, usually worse) · fi toimia (of a machine, to be operating normally) · rup alag (to move quickly on two feet) · te పరుగెత్తు (to move quickly on two feet) · fi vastata (to be in charge of) · dng по (to move quickly on two feet) · fr griller (to pass without stopping or yielding) · el κυλώ (to flow) · dsb běgaś (to move quickly on two feet) · or ନରର୍ଦ୍ଦିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · lo ແລ່ນ (to move quickly on two feet) · ce дада (to move quickly on two feet) · fi muuttua (to become different, usually worse) · cv чуп (to move quickly on two feet) · orv бѣгати (to move quickly on two feet) · ru проводи́ть (to cause to move quickly) · nan-hbl 走 (to move quickly on two feet) · km រត់ (to move quickly on two feet) · sc cúrrere (to move quickly on two feet) · cu ⰱⱑⰶⰰⱅⰹ (to move quickly on two feet) · de auslaufen (to leak, spread or bleed in an undesirable fashion) · cs téct (to flow) · da løbe (to flow) · ta ஓடு (of a machine, to be operating normally) · es andar (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ga rith (to move quickly on two feet) · rm curir (to move quickly on two feet) · fi paeta (to flee away from a danger or towards help) · ko 출마하다 (to be a candidate in an election) · fi kulkea (to extend in space or through a range) · fi ajaa (to make a machine operate) · mk истрча (to move quickly on two feet) · ta நடத்து (to be in charge of) · fi maksaa (to cost a certain amount of money) · fi julkaista (to print or broadcast in the media) · pt correr (to compete in a race) · or ଦଉଡ଼ିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · oc córrer (to move quickly on two feet) · uk балотува́тися (to be a candidate in an election) · ar جَرَى (to move quickly on two feet) · el τρέχω (to move quickly on two feet) · tl takbo (to move quickly on two feet) · ru убега́ть (to flee away from a danger or towards help) · fi lajitella (agriculture: to sort through) · it correre (to move quickly on two feet) · nl lopen (to move quickly on two feet) · be пабе́гчы (to move quickly on two feet) · gl correr (to move quickly on two feet) · ru перебира́ть (agriculture: to sort through) · nl rennen (to move quickly on two feet) · hu futtat (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · be бе́гчы (to move quickly on two feet) · fi värjätä (to leak, spread or bleed in an undesirable fashion) · ang wealdan (to be in charge of) · is leiða (to be in charge of) · ast correr (to move quickly on two feet) · or ଘଟକିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · ja 走る (to move quickly) · pl biegać (to move quickly) · fi rynnätä (to move quickly) · de laufen (to be presented in the media) · cs řídit (to be in charge of) · fi kestää (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · ota قوشمق (to move quickly on two feet) · so ordid (to move quickly on two feet) · fi pyörittää (juggling: to juggle a pattern continuously) · om fiiguu (to move quickly on two feet) · nb kjøre (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · aa erde (to move quickly on two feet) · fi vaeltaa (of fish, to migrate for spawning) · de gehen (to extend in space or through a range) · ltg skrīt (to move quickly on two feet) · pa ਦੌੜਣਾ (to move quickly on two feet) · eu korrika egin (to move quickly on two feet) · km ដើរ (to make a machine operate) · ru протя́гивать (to make something extend in space) · sv löpa (to move quickly on two feet) · chr ᎠᏟ (to move quickly on two feet) · gu દોડવું (to move quickly on two feet) · cmn 運行 /运行 (of a machine, to be operating normally) · fi asettaa ehdolle (to make run in an election) · es postularse (to be a candidate in an election) · pt concorrer (to be a candidate in an election) · eve тут- (to move quickly on two feet) · io hastar (to move quickly on two feet) · fi rientää (to move quickly) · ain ホユプ (to move quickly on two feet) · de ins Rennen schicken (to make run in a race) · fi käynnistää (to make a machine operate) · de schmeißen (to be in charge of) · pt operar (to make a machine operate) · fi ajaa ohi (to pass without stopping or yielding) · ro alerga (to move quickly on two feet) · rm cuorer (to move quickly on two feet) · cdo 䟛 (to move quickly on two feet) · de rinnen (to have a liquid flowing from) · gl fluír (to flow) · cu ⰱⱑⰳⰰⱅⰹ (to move quickly on two feet) · mn ᠭᠦᠶᠦᠬᠦ (to move quickly on two feet) · dsb běžaś (to flow) · mrw palalagoy (to move quickly on two feet) · fi saada pulittaa (to cost a certain amount of money) · fi ulottua (to extend in space or through a range) · de übernehmen (to control or have precedence in a card game) · gd ruith (to move quickly on two feet) · fi pyörittää (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · ru тяну́ться (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · ceb dagan (to move quickly on two feet) · ka სირბილი (to move quickly on two feet) · ru простира́ться (to extend in space or through a range) · fi vetää (to make something extend in space) · ru простира́ть (to make something extend in space) · ja 作動する (of a machine, to be operating normally) · gv roie (to move quickly on two feet) · fi tehdä (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · id mengalir (to flow) · pt atravessar (to pass without stopping or yielding) · bn দৌড়ানো (to move quickly on two feet) · ro fugi (to move quickly on two feet) · es postular (to make run in an election) · mi oma (to move quickly on two feet) · ko 실행하다 (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · es candidatizarse (to be a candidate in an election) · fi valua (to have a liquid flowing from) · frr laap (to move quickly on two feet) · cs zabírat (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · fi johtaa (to be in charge of) · sh тр̀чати (to move quickly on two feet) · nn laupa (to move quickly on two feet) · ca arrancar (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · ca fer funcionar (to make a machine operate) · pl biec (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · vec córar (to move quickly on two feet) · sk behať (to move quickly on two feet) · it fluire (to flow) · fi joutua pulittamaan (to cost a certain amount of money) · ru бе́гать (to move quickly) · fi kiertää (to move or spread quickly) · rm currer (to move quickly on two feet) · de überfahren (to pass without stopping or yielding) · grc θέω (to move quickly on two feet) · fr courir (to move quickly on two feet) · nb løpe (to move quickly on two feet) · gld туту- (to move quickly on two feet) · pt passar (to be presented in the media) · ru протяну́ть (to make something extend in space) · de laufen (to compete in a race) · fur cori (to move quickly on two feet) · ko 흐르다 (to flow) · fi tulla (to be presented in the media) · ru убежа́ть (to flee away from a danger or towards help) · sw kukimbia (to move quickly on two feet) · ru провести́ (to cause to move quickly) · or ଧପାଲିବା (to move quickly on two feet) · ru выполня́ть (to execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program) · th วิ่ง (to move quickly on two feet) · sq vrapoj (to move quickly on two feet) · ro conduce (to be in charge of) · fi hallita (to be in charge of) · inh вада (to move quickly on two feet) · ru гнать (to cause to move quickly) · nl kandideren (to be a candidate in an election) · mk се кандиди́ра (to be a candidate in an election) · sv missa (to pass without stopping or yielding) · ang rinnan (to flow) · es rular (of a machine, to be operating normally) · vec córare (to move quickly on two feet) · fr couler (to flow) · fi virrata (to flow) · cmn 運轉 /运转 (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ln pota (to move quickly on two feet) · fi olla myöhässä (to extend in time, to last, to continue) · ru тяну́ться (to extend in space or through a range) · ba йүгереү (to move quickly on two feet) · ca escolar-se (to flow) · cu бѣжати (to move quickly on two feet) · es carrular (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ko 나오다 (to be presented in the media) · gsw lauffe (to move quickly on two feet) · crh cuvurmaq (to move quickly on two feet) · ky жүгүрүү (to move quickly on two feet) · sc cúrriri (to move quickly on two feet) · vec córare (to move quickly) · mt ġera (to move quickly on two feet) · de laufen (to have a liquid flowing from) · pt gerir (to be in charge of) · it funzionare (of a machine, to be operating normally) · ajp ركض (to move quickly on two feet) · ru погоня́ть (to cause to move quickly) · tk çapmak (to move quickly on two feet) · fi juosta (to compete in a race) · is reka (to be in charge of) · ru провести́ (to make something extend in space) · da stille op (to be a candidate in an election) · cs běžet (to move quickly on two feet) · cs prchat (to flee away from a danger or towards help)